The Act of Killing has just been nominated for an Academy Award. Congrats to Joshua Oppenheimer and the entire crew. I am reposting the following message that came to me from Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Act of Killing. I write about the film for Guernica here. Continue reading
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The Act of Seeing The Act of Killing
A new doc on Indonesia’s 1965-66 anti-communist genocide takes the international film festival circuit by storm. But in the country that most needs to see it, the film is underground, its crew largely anonymous. Via Guernica, read more
A New Democratic Player Emerges
Getting this (ghostwritten) piece published sent a howl of delight from Jakarta to Bangkok HQ and out to NYC. But best of all– Indonesia passed a major democratic milestone with its first-ever direct presidential elections. Via the International Herald Tribune, read more
Caroline M Cooper 